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Day 2 - Agronomy Update
Resistance on the Prairies: Innovations in Pest Management
Time
8:30-8:40 am Abimfoluwa Gideon Olaleye (2026 Chair)
Opening Remarks
Morning Session Chair: Abimfoluwa Gideon Olaleye
8:40-9:15 Dr. Breanne Tidemann, 
Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe, AB
Title: TBA (Specialization: Harvest weed seed control)
9:15-9:50 am Dr. Shaun Sharpe
Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon, SK
Title: TBA (Specialization: Weed Research)
9:50-10:10 am Fireside questions and discussion
10:10-10:30 am REFRESHMENT BREAK
10:30-11:05am Dr. Swati Mishra
Trillium Ag, Seattle WA
Title: TBA (Specialization: RNAi for insects)
11:05-11:40am Dr. Sean Prager
Associate Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon SK
Title: TBA (Specialization: Insect pest research)
11:40-12:00pm Fireside questions and discussion
12:00-1:15pm LUNCH & GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD PRESENTATIONS
Afternoon Session Chair: Dr. Maryse Bourgault (2027 Chair)
1:15-1:50pm Dr. Valentyna Klymiuk
Assistant Professor, Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (SaskWheat) Applied Genomics and Pre-breeding Chair; Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan
Title: TBA (Specialization: breeding genetics)
1:50-2:25 Dr. Steve Robinson
Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon, SK
Title: TBA (Specialization: RNAi for fungicides)
2:25-2:45pm Fireside questions and discussion
2:45-2:55pm Dr. Maryse Bourgault (2027 Chair)
Closing Remarks